Building.



110. sssms.

E. c. SAR'GENT.

BUILDING. Pmonmn'nmn 1113.251901.

PATENTED APR. 21, 190s.

2 `SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 885,088... f PATBNTED APR.21,1908. 80.8188888112. j

BUILDING.

APPLIUATIOF FILED FBB. 28.1907. v

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.'

ELBRIDGE o. sAnGENT, or FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA.

BUILnING.

Application mea Feiuaiy 2s, 1907. serial No. asaszo.

To all whomI it may. concern:

Beit known that I, ELBRIDGE C. SAEeEN'n'Y a citizen of the United States, resid-ingat 'i Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buildings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable ot ers, skilled inthe ar't to which it appertains to make and use the'4 same:

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of buildings, .and particularlyto buildings that may be taken down and 4set up again as may be desired.

The invention'comprises the production of a plurality of sections adapted to be bolted A together. for. forming the ends and sides of al building and a roof that is formed of various parts" and'adapted to be assembled and. se-

cured to the sides for completing a building.

.- changeable parts.

-The invention further comprises-the proformed of walls and may be interchanged, and the provision of a roof that is formed of a plurality of inter- 'Ihe Vobject in view is the provision 'of a lurality o f sections that may be assembled or forming a building and again taken apart for easily shipping the building' from'place to Another objectin' view-is thel production lof a buildin formed of sections that are e bolted together and then.

adapted' to braced vbysecondal'y bolts passing from one section'toanother.. j

With these-andi other-objects in view the invention comprises certain novel construction, combinations and varrangements Iol parts as will be. hereinafter more fully de-v scribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 1s is a plan view of a floor constructed accordmg to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one side' of a building formed according to the present invention. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary,

to thepresent invention. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of one of the corner posts. Fig. 6 'is a fragmentary view showing in end elevation the meeting edges of the sections forming'pa'rt of the present invention.

specification of Letters Patent.

a perspective view of a building constructed according to the presentI invention. Fig. 2

perspective view of al Patented April 2 1, 190s.

In the construction of buildings of various kinds, either for dwelling or for use as aries, hog houses, hen houses, and the like, it has been found desirable to provide a building 'that can be easily moved from an-v more particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed thatone of the sides of the body portion 2 is made up of sections 3 3' lurality ofl that are secured together by' a -bolts 5. Each ofthe frames 3 is ormed with suitable studs 6, end members 7 and 8. and .top and bottom members 9 and 10. The to member 9 is a board or plank of any suitab e construction to which is secured in any convenient manner the studs 6, and the bottom member 10 is also of any usual construction and has secured thereto the lower ends of the studs 6. VThe side member plank having a de ression or groove 11 ormed ther-em Whic vis adapted to re 'ster With a'depression or oove 12 ofthe ajoining side member of t e adjoining member 3. A tongue ofbinding4 strip 13 is laced in the grooves 1-1 and 12 and firmly ho ds in line the sections 3 3. The member 7 is adapted to quentljr formed' preferably in a triangle shape asclearly seen in Fig. 5. A corner member 14 of the adjoining end section 4 is adapted to fit against the corner member 7 The, members 7 and 14 have grooves 15 and 16 respectively formed therein .for accommodatlng I' t e tongue or tie member 17. The bolts 5 are adapted to hold the adjoining members 8 together. In order to more securely and rigidly position the members 3 3 inthe building, I provide tie rods 18 and 19. It will be observed that the tie member 18 passes through the corner members 7 and 14, through the studs 6 and through both of the adjoining members 8 8.l A suitable-nut as 20 is-provided-for frmlyholding the tie member 18 in position. A tie member 1Q also passes entirely through one of the sections 3 and through the adjoining member 8 in a sim- 8is made up of a be used as'. a corner member and is vconse- I ilar manner to the tie member 18. The end ,sides o'r' the building. The end sills 24-24 are secured to a centrally positioned sill' 25 -made in two" parts 26 and 27. l Themembers 26 and 27 are formed with grooves and a tying member as disclosed inFig. 6 for holding the same in proper alinement.- Secured to I the side sills 23.23 and to the sill 2,5 are any desired numberor` oor joists 27. It will be observed that the member 27 and one of the sills 2,3 together with -certain of the floor joists 27'l and the,end members 244424 form a section. Another section is formed by the 1 member 26' with the sill 23, end sills 24-24 andl 30. Thev tie bot 29 passes entirely 'and oor joists 27 These two sections are adapted to be bolted together by any desirable number of bolts 28 and ,are provided with auxiliarysecurin means as tie bolts 29 through the members 26and 27 While the tie bolt 30 also asses 'entirely through the meinbers 26 andl27. IThis willassst the. bolts 28 securely holding the sections in osition and also in distributing the strain to t e sides of the building as well as the central ortion in sections 31, 32, 33 and 34. uT e sections of the roof are formed with side and end members of any Adesired construction and have positioned therebetween any desired number of rafters 35. The sections 31 and 32 are 'securely held together by securing means as bolts 36. The sections 33 and 34 are secured together in a similar manner to sections 31 and 32. The sections 31 and 33 are secured yto a truss end member 39 of any desired construction. The truss 39 however, is preferably constructed to reach from one side 'of' thebuilding to the other in order to form tying means forv the sides of the building and the lower edges ofthe roof. The lower .edges of the roor` are secured to the sides by suitable securing means as bolts which are adaptl ed to pass through suitable holes\40:pr ov i in the upper member `9 of the sections 3 3.'

. After the ends and roof have beenassembled,

anydesired covering may f bQrused togfvcoit plete the building,` as for instance; sheet irl n i as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. When the building is used for a granary and the like, the outside of the frameneed not be covered, but sim ly` supplied with planks, sheetsteel or the l e u on the inside of the frame to prevent grain om escaping therefrom.

In operation the various sections are made complete, covered with boards, vsheet steel -or other material and shipped to the place e the device andv there the same are bolted together and tie that is 'desired to assemb bolts placed in position for rigidly holding the same in their correct osition. And

`when the sections are so assem led the building is ready for immediate use, and usedas a dwelling, a door .41 is provided. When used as a granary, an openingat the floor line as 42 may be provided which 'is closed by suitableslides and from which' grain may be drawn, andalsoA ano ening in\ the roof with roper cover throug which grain'may be dumped into the building. A sled formation 43 is provided upon'which the building may be mounted andwrnoved short distances when-desirable without taking the building to pieces ad again setting the same up.

What I claim is 1. A building comprising side and end walls a roof `and floor, said walls, roof and loor being formed of a plurality of sections endv members formed withl longitudinal grooves, the sections of the side and end y ,walls adjacentv to the corners being prothereof. rlhe fralnework of the to is ormed vided `with beveled uprights grooved on their beveled sides, tongues located in the grooved members for holding the sections together, and tie rods connecting the sections and assing through `the tongues connecting said eveled members. y

2. A building comprising side and end walls, formed oliv a plurahty of sections,

tongues for holding the corners of said building in position, tierods assing entirely lthrough the corners of the uilding and the VAsaid tongues and through one of said wallv .sections and into the .ad'oining section for vtying `the sections'. toget er and auxiliary means for tying and holding 'in position said sections.

. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

nLBRinGno. sARGENT.

lWitnesses: LEE T. Hururon, y

Bunrnren F.; SPALDING. 

